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June 26, 2022

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Remembering William Basque, the Mi’kmaw veteran behind the poem, Sma’knis

November 8, 2019 Maureen Googoo
Rose Basque recalls when her late husband, William Basque, wrote the poem, Sma’knis, back in 1992. She said he had trouble going to sleep one night. “He said, ‘Oh my God. My mind is going […]
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Poem: Sma’knis by William Basque

November 8, 2019 Kukukwes.com Staff
Editor’s note: The poem, Sma’knis, was written by Mi’kmaw veteran William Basque in 1992. Basque, who lived in Eskasoni First Nation, N.S., passed away in 1998.  I have always kept returning ever since the day I […]
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Family of Loretta Saunders relieved poetry book that contained graphic details of her death no longer for sale

April 18, 2018 Maureen Googoo
Inuk writer Delilah Saunders is relieved a book of poetry which contained graphic details about her sister’s murder has been pulled by the publisher. Book*Hug has pulled the book, “Who Took My Sister” by Shannon […]
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An interview with Rebecca Thomas, Halifax’s poet laureate

June 30, 2017 Maureen Googoo
When Halifax Regional Municipality named Rebecca Thomas it’s poet laureate for 2016-2018, she became the first Mi’kmaw to hold that position it was first established in 2001. Since then, the 31-year-old has written and read […]

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